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tripartite

tripartite

3 7.9
Involving three groups working together
  • adjective
  • /traɪˈpɑːrtaɪt/
  • Formal
: tripartito
  • To date, no progress has been made in reaching a tripartite agreement on water sharing.
  • tripartite division
  • tripartite structure
  • tripartite framework

So let's let's move now to the this notion of the tripartite soul or if you like personality.

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Examples

  • Everything we teach should exemplify the tripartite nature of music.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Under the tripartite standard, foreign sovereign interests are weighed against two case management factors.

    Academic text (2017)
  • In fact, this is a tripartite affair with India increasingly split on ethno religious lines.

  • There are some indications that the tripartite relationship occasionally breaks down.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Susan Knight suggests a tripartite framework for the study of intertextuality.

    Academic text (1991)
  • The contract clearly recognized the Pai as a tribe as well as the tripartite division and chieftainship of that tribe.

    Academic text (1998)
  • One of the oldest psychological traditions is the tripartite division of human attitudes, or psychic functions: cognitive, conative, affective.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The leaders of the three countries came together to sign a tripartite agreement on climate change.

  • The conference was organized as a tripartite discussion, with representatives from government, industry, and academia.

  • This initiative depends on a tripartite collaboration between the schools, parents, and local businesses.

Synonyms

three-way
vstripartite
63 3.9

Involving three people, groups or parts

is about arrangements made between three parties or elements
trilateral
vstripartite
4 7.4

Having three sides or involving three countries

is more general, not limited to official or country situations
three-party
vstripartite
4 4.9

Involving three different people or groups who take part

is broader, also used when three parts or elements participate
three-cornered
vstripartite
1 5.0

Involving three people or groups

is the general term for involvement among three parties or elements
triadic
vstripartite
1 6.9

Having three parts or people working together

focuses on arrangements between three parties rather than abstract parts
tricornered
vstripartite
7.3

Involving three people or groups in a disagreement

is neutral, applying to any involvement among three parties rather than only contests

Antonyms

44 7.2

Affecting only one side or person

How Divided

multipartite
  • Specialized
1 9.5
tripartite
  • Formal
3 7.9
bipartite
1 7.1
partite
  • Specialized
1 8.8
undivided
  • Specialized
2 4.7

Surface Forms

tripartite positive

Morphology

tripartite = partite + part (transparent) = tri + partite + tri

The adjective is formed by prefixing the productive numeral prefix 'tri-' ('three') to 'partite', yielding a clear 'three-part' meaning.

Etymology

Tripartite comes from tri- meaning 'three' and part meaning 'part'. So it literally means 'three-part', which is why we use it for an agreement or arrangement that involves three people or groups.